In conjunction with Claret Press, Nowzad founder Pen Farthing is taking part in a live ‘ask the author’ event on November 5th!
Pen Farthing is one of the most controversial figure of the 2021 Afghanistan Evacuation, whose story captured global headlines. Pen Farthing was content rescuing the strays of Kabul, working alongside his charity staff of Afghan vets which included the first female vets in the country.
That was, until the Afghanistan withdrawal, where the Taliban overran the country in a matter of weeks. The British government was “Missing in Action” with Pen caught in the crossfire. He had to steer his charity staff and animals through the dangers of a Taliban takeover and a political storm back home. Ricky Gervais calls him "heroic".
The Daily Beast calls it "a damning indictment of foreign policy failures".
The Private Eye says, "He's still angry. It's understandable."
Pen Farthing is an ex-Royal Marine Commando, founder of animal welfare charity Nowzad and author of Operation Ark.
While on an Operation tour in Afghanistan as part of 42 Commando, Royal Marines in 2006, Pen Farthing broke up an organised dogfight. The experience inspired him to start the animal welfare charity Nowzad. For nearly two decades, Nowzad worked closely alongside coalition forces and the local community to provide lifesaving animal welfare, rabies prevention and education whilst promoting employment for female vets.
Pen was CNN’s Hero of the Year 2014 and was awarded the 2024 UK’s RSPCA Branch Award for Outstanding Contribution to Animal Welfare.
Pen, and Nowzad continue to work in Afghanistan and now Ukraine. And he is happy to answer whatever question you throw at him..!
Join the event on the 5th November by clicking this link here!